X-O Manowar, Volume 5: At War with Unity

X O Manowar Volume At War with Unity X O Manowar goes head to head against the forces of Unity Aric of Dacia has fought to reclaim the ancestral lands of the Visigoths and he has bled for it But nothing he has faced before can prepare hi

Title: X-O Manowar, Volume 5: At War with Unity

Author: Robert Venditti Cary Nord Vicente Cifuentes

ISBN: 9781939346247

Page: 217

Format: Paperback

X O Manowar goes head to head against the forces of Unity Aric of Dacia has fought to reclaim the ancestral lands of the Visigoths and he has bled for it But nothing he has faced before can prepare him for the combined might of Unity and the deadly combination of Harada, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior, and Livewire New York Times best selling writer Robert Venditti GreenX O Manowar goes head to head against the forces of Unity Aric of Dacia has fought to reclaim the ancestral lands of the Visigoths and he has bled for it But nothing he has faced before can prepare him for the combined might of Unity and the deadly combination of Harada, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior, and Livewire New York Times best selling writer Robert Venditti Green Lantern and Eisner Award winner Cary Nord Conan reunite for a landmark, standalone story arc at the heart of Unity.Collecting X O Manowar 19 22

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First off, I have really been loving this series. It's a great comic and the story has been wonderfully told alongside which we have been getting some spectacular art to help drive everything along.Really, up to this point I have had nothing but good things to say.That said - this fifth book really fumbled the ball.I hate crossovers. Anyone who reads my reviews knows that I am constantly cursing out Marvel for all their stupid ass crossover events. I thought Valiant, being a smaller publisher, I [...]

Aric and his Visigoths have annexed part of Romania to become their new home - a move which startles the rest of the world who sees their arrival on a Vine ship as the beginning of an alien invasion. And when Aric defeats a Russian attack with the XO Manowar armour, Toyo Harada, the Harbinger, decides to assemble a team called Unity to take him out, comprising of himself, Livewire, Ninjak and the Eternal Warrior. It’s XO Manowar vs. Unity! Robert Venditti’s XO Manowar series is one of those [...]

This is a tie-in with the first volume of Unity. The story alternates between the two volumes and has more focus on Aric reuniting his group, almost defeating Harada's team and his imprisonment. Also there is a greater sense of scale in what the superpowers of the world are planning.(view spoiler)[Aric makes a deal with the US to receive some land he and his people can call home. It comes with a steep price tag. While his people are allowed to build their lives however they see fit, they are bei [...]

[This review covers both X-O Manowar Volume 5 and Unity Volume 1]Fresh off his return to Earth after saving his people from the Vine, Aric of Dacia has annexed Bucharest and wrecked global politics. Along come Unity, the Valiant universe's Avengers, to save the day.Lead by Toyo Harada (the most untrustworthy person this side of Donald Trump), the team consists of Livewire, the Eternal Warrior, and Ninjak - you don't get guns bigger than that. But of course, this isn't as straight forward as you [...]

Ugh, a crossover. I've been enjoying this series so much, and now a crossover. You get half the story (every other issue) in this trade. It seems like a crucial story to understanding a major change in what drives Aric; a shame it was handled this way. The art was beautiful, at least.

Well this makes a lot more sense out of the first volume of Unity. And together, they probably form a nice story. But neither one of them works real well separately. I really wonder why they aren't just collected into one volume

Still early in the Valiant relauchd they haven't quite figured out Tie-ins yet. None of these issues work well as their own stories, relying too heavily on Unity. The art is by a few different people and is genrally ok, except for the first chapter. Hopefully it gets better next issue.

It's worth noting that I read this and Unity vol. 1 simultaneously, and had I not, there would be clear and distracting gaps in the story. That's the nature of crossovers though, and as far as those go, this is one of the best ones I have ever read.Volume 5 sees Aric of Dacia go up against a supergroup mobilized by the infamous Toyo Harada. What follows is an excellent X-O Manowar story, complete with the amalgamation of feudal warfare and sci-fi buzz that we've come to love. The ending is satis [...]

X-o manowar is slightly different from your usual comic book. Its premise is certainly more unique than your average fair- Visgoth gets transported to the future in an alien jumpsuit. It feels more like an epic sci-fi story, as opposed to a superhero story with sci-fi elements. He doesn't really have a rogues gallery, the story is a fish out of water story, but with a very serious tone, as opposed to having aric always say things like "What is this internet thing you are talking about?" This cha [...]

This Crossover with Unity details the events from Aric's point of view as more people try to kill Aric, and he ultimately starts to see reason. The most notable thing here is a very disconcerting shift in art styles for the first issue in the collection, which is equally jarring as it returns to its more traditional style for the other titles. And much of the books focus not on Aric or his people, but the people fighting him (outside of the Unity characters). It's interesting, in that while Aric [...]

Unity & The King (19-22, Unity 1-4). This overall crossover is a nice continuation of the events of X-O Manowar: Homecoming that refuses to hit any reset buttons, but instead continues to relentlessly push forward the narrative.Of the two crossing over comics, X-O Manowar is the stronger. Venditti continues to do a superb job not just of characterizing Aric, but also of growing the character. As ever, I'm eager to see where the story of him (and his people!) goes next. Unfortunately, I wasn' [...]

I loved Vols. 1-3. I liked Vol. 4 too but really that was more a setup for the Unity story. So it saddens me that I did not enjoy this story much. The story seems to have taken a turn for the worse and currently just seems aimless. I'm the type of reader that drops books at the drop of the hat and I'm seriously considering dropping this, because life is just too short to waste time on average comics when there's so many excellent comics out there. I'll give this until the end of Armor Hunters, i [...]

I'd love to give this book a higher rating, it has some really great character building stories. However, it's also part of a crossover and those issues are not included, making this book choppy and unfinished. There was a progression of art coloring style beginning with a watercolor look that evolved into a brighter crisp coloring. I found the watercolor look added a surrealistic, more human feeling to an otherwise high science fiction book.

This seems to have been a crossover volume, which is unfortunate because it removes a significant amount f subtly from the very interesting political and ethical debates that surround the protagonist. This is the most comic bookish the series has felt to me thus far, despite all the explosions and aliens and clearly superheroesque happenings of the previous volumes.

"This where some loose ends from Unity volume one were tied. The pacing of this series' story is remarkable, X-O Manowar doesn't tires in keeping its readers waiting for more! As long as Venditti and his team are doing this book, we can be sure that a lot of great stuff is in store. Cary Nord's art is exceptionally great. NextArmor Hunters!"

The only problem with this book is that you have to read it with Unity volume 1, or else you literally only get half of the story. Reading each collection separately, the reader gets a very choppy story that jumps around quite a bit. Taken together, the story is quite good.